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Galaxy S9: Bringing emojis to life through augmented reality
From presenting information to sharing stories online, multimedia has become the dominant tool of communication on smartphones over the past…
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Samsung announces availability of Samsung Galaxy S9+ 128GB option in Kenya
Samsung Electronics East Africa has announced the availability of the limited edition Galaxy S9+ 128GB option in Kenya. This is…
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Samsung Introduces Sunrise Gold and Burgundy Red Editions for Galaxy S9 and S9+
Samsung Electronics has announced the addition of new colour editions of the Galaxy S9 and S9+ smartphones; Sunrise Gold and…
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Samsung unveils the Galaxy S9, Galaxy S9+ with face recognition and first dual-aperture camera
Samsung has officially unveiled the its new flagship device, the Galaxy S9. The device was unveiled at the Mobile World…
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Here’s is the official Samsung Galaxy S9 launch video
In some previous articles we have told you that Samsung will be unveiling the Galaxy S9 on 25th February, which…
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Here are the Official leaked Galaxy S9 renders
We are all now sure that Samsung will be unveiling the Galaxy S9 and S9+ on February 25th at Mobile…
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Its official, the Galaxy S9 is coming on February 25
We can now officially confirm that Samsung will be launching the Galaxy S9 on February 25th. Samsung is sending out…
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Nyashinski and Foi Wambui face court disputes over music used in commercial brand campaigns
Nyashinski and Foi Wambui are facing separate copyright disputes over music used in Tecno and Oppo campaigns, putting the spotlight…
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Safaricom gains ground in Kenya’s mobile market as broadband and mobile money shares edge lower
Safaricom increased its share of Kenya’s mobile subscription market during the fourth quarter of the 2025/26 financial year, even as…
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Kenya’s .KE domains reach 129,140 as local digital identities continue to grow
Kenya had 129,140 registered .KE domains by the end of June 2026, adding 4,642 registrations during the final quarter of…
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Kenya saw fewer detected cyber threats in Q4 while cybersecurity advisories increased
Kenya’s National Kenya Computer Incident Response Team Coordination Centre (KE-CIRT/CC) detected 2.36 billion cyber threat events between April and June…
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Kenya’s mobile market hits 88 million SIM subscriptions as smartphones replace feature phones
Kenya’s mobile market reached almost 88 million SIM subscriptions by June 2026, but the more revealing change is happening in…
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Kenya reaches 54 million mobile money subscriptions as agent numbers fall
Kenya’s mobile money market added users in the quarter to June 2026, but its physical agent network moved in the…
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Kenya’s fixed internet market grows 32% as fibre, wireless and satellite expand
Kenya’s fixed internet market reached 2.84 million connections in the year to June 2026, giving the country a much larger…
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Kenya now has 52 million smartphones as mobile data use deepens
Kenya’s smartphone growth and mobile data use continued at a brisk pace in the fourth quarter of the 2025/26 financial…
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Airtel Money’s London IPO faces a smaller raise after investor feedback
Airtel Money is seeking to raise at least $800 million through a London initial public offering, a substantial reduction from…
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Ampersand’s three-minute battery swaps target Rwanda’s motorcycle taxi market
Rwanda-based electric mobility company Ampersand showcased its battery-swapping network for commercial motorcycle riders at the Equity Group Trade and Investment…
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Internet shutdowns affected 800 million people in 2025, Vodafone report finds
A new report by Vodafone has revealed that internet shutdowns are imposing growing social, economic and security costs worldwide, with…
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New Kenya terror-financing rules put greater pressure on banks, fintechs and virtual-asset firms
Kenya has raised the maximum fine for legal entities that breach its terror-financing rules from Sh3 million to Sh20 million,…
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Dashen Bank and Visa sign five-year partnership to expand digital payments in Ethiopia
Dashen Bank and Visa have entered into a five year strategic partnership which is aimed at expanding digital payments in…
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Absa Kenya, Vivo Energy sign MOU to finance Shell dealers
Absa Bank Kenya PLC and Vivo Energy Kenya, the company that distributes and markets Shell products and services in the…
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GSMA warns of AI divide as 3.4 billion remain offline
The GSMA has warned that the world risks a new divide between AI “haves” and “have-nots” unless urgent action is…
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Apple adds Apple TV, Arcade to iCloud+ in Kenya at no extra cost
Apple has expanded its iCloud+ subscription in Kenya to include Apple TV and Apple Arcade at no additional cost, marking…
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Equity Bank accelerates push to link local SMEs to global markets
Kenyan commercial banks are shifting their lending strategies from traditional primary production toward value addition, aiming to plug local small…
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KRA waives penalties, interest over iTax portal downtime
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) will waive penalties and interest accrued by taxpayers as a result of intermittent downtime on…
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PAPSS targets faster adoption as transaction volumes jump 1,000pc
The Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) says it is entering a new growth phase after transaction volumes across its…
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Kenyan creators face new payout questions as TikTok rolls out tax checks
TikTok has begun asking Kenyan creators to submit tax and residency information as the platform prepares to apply withholding deductions…
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iPhone 18 Pro introduces new photography tools, improved thermal performance and longer battery life
The iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max introduce a series of camera, performance and battery improvements while retaining…
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Kenya puts Konza cloud expansion and spaceport plans before global investors
Kenya is pitching a portfolio of infrastructure opportunities to global investors in South Korea, including cloud infrastructure, a planned digital…
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Kenya ranks second in Africa for EV charging stations, but coverage remains uneven
Kenya had the second-highest number of electric vehicle charging stations in Africa in 2025, according to a survey by the…
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Bolt Comfort rides grow sixfold in Kenya as premium transport expands to Mombasa
Bolt says its Comfort ride category in Kenya has recorded more than sixfold growth in ride volume over the past…
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Kitsoft and Smart Africa partner on Africa’s digital public infrastructure ambitions
Kitsoft, an international GovTech company with Ukrainian roots, and the Smart Africa Secretariat have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)…
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AI is making cyber threats harder to spot. Here is how businesses can prepare
As artificial intelligence evolves, businesses are increasingly targeted by cybercrime, and cybercriminals use new approaches to manipulate employees and business…
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Is the upgrade worth it from the Galaxy S25 FE vs Galaxy S26 FE
Samsung’s Fan Edition lineup has always hit that sweet spot of flagship vibes without the eye-watering price tag, but comparing…
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Safaricom, Vodacom respond after High Court nullifies stake sale
Safaricom PLC has confirmed the High Court’s ruling nullifying the government’s sale of its 15 per cent stake to Vodacom,…
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Kenya floats tender for national fibre backbone, cross-border links
Kenya’s ICT Authority (ICTA) has issued an international tender for the extension of the country’s national fibre backbone and cross-border…
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WSO2 launches open platform to rein in enterprise AI agent sprawl
Technology firm WSO2 has announced the general availability of Agent Manager, an open control plane built to govern artificial intelligence…
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High Court nullifies Safaricom’s 15pc stake sale to Vodacom
Kenya’s High Court has declared the government’s sale of a 15 per cent stake in Safaricom PLC to Vodacom Group…
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Nigerians can apply for Dangote Refinery shares through Flutterwave
Nigerians can now apply to buy shares in Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE online through Flutterwave, giving individual investors…
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Sanlam Allianz Kenya posts 21% profit growth as integration strengthens its business and SME ambitions
Sanlam Allianz General Insurance (Kenya) Limited increased its profit after tax by 21% in 2025, as higher insurance revenue and…
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Spiro partners with Yadea to expand electric motorcycles and battery swapping across Africa
Electric mobility company Spiro has partnered with Chinese electric two-wheeler manufacturer Yadea in a move aimed at expanding affordable electric…
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Twiga Foods placed under administration
Templar Field Limited, formerly known as Twiga Foods Limited, and GT Flow Limited, formerly Twiga Foods One Limited, have been…
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Kenya approved alternative building methods. Why are banks and insurers still cautious?
Kenya’s 2024 building code review created more formal space for alternative construction methods, including stabilized soil blocks, timber-frame systems and…
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MTN South Sudan raises broadband coverage to 85% after modernizing more than 500 network sites
MTN South Sudan has increased its population broadband coverage from 76.6% to 85% over the past two years after modernizing…
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Adil El Youssefi: How next-generation intelligent infrastructure is powering Africa’s data centre revolution
Africa’s data centres are changing fast. As the continent’s demand for digital services grows, facilities from Johannesburg to Lagos to…
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AXIAN Telecom becomes Yas Group as Africa’s telecom, infrastructure and fintech businesses align under one corporate identity
AXIAN Telecom has adopted Yas Group as its new corporate identity, replacing the AXIAN Telecom name in external communications, investor…
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Michael Mutiga Confirmed as Stanbic Bank Kenya CEO as lender builds on strong H1
Michael Mutiga has been confirmed as Chief Executive of Stanbic Bank Kenya after the appointment received the necessary regulatory approvals…
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Kenya’s next Hustler Fund plan could link repayment records across banks, Saccos and digital lenders
The Kenyan government plans to use borrowing and repayment records from across the financial sector to help determine which Hustler…
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Rival platforms are registered in South Africa, Uber is still waiting for its certificate
Uber’s registration with South Africa’s National Public Transport Regulator (NPTR) remains unresolved months after the deadline set under the country’s…
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Kenya’s data centre market is expanding, but the scale of its AI ambitions will depend on power, capital and demand
Kenya’s ambition to attract larger artificial intelligence workloads is increasingly being reflected in the infrastructure being planned around the country.…
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Kenya’s electric mobility market is moving beyond pilot projects as financing, charging networks and local assembly begin to take shape
Kenya’s electric vehicle market is taking shape around the parts of transport where operating costs can be measured most clearly.…
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WSO2Con Africa 2026 attendee guide: What to know before heading to Nairobi
WSO2Con Africa 2026 will bring enterprise technology leaders, developers, architects, security professionals and business decision-makers together in Nairobi from September…
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From Theranos to OpenAI, Hollywood finds drama in Silicon Valley’s power struggles
Silicon Valley’s most recognizable names are becoming characters in a new crop of Hollywood films, with Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg,…
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Universal Music Group’s ElevenLabs partnership shows how music companies are turning AI from a legal threat into a business
Universal Music Group’s partnership with ElevenLabs gives selected artists and rights holders a way to participate in AI-generated music under…
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CBK’s tougher capital rules could put pressure on dividends at Kenya’s biggest banks
Kenya’s largest banks could face tighter decisions over dividend distributions if the Central Bank of Kenya adopts proposed capital buffers…
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Why Uber’s Nigeria business struggled to balance passenger fares, driver earnings and sustainable growth
Uber’s exit from Nigeria after 12 years has raised questions about the economics of running a global ride-hailing platform in…
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KENIC wants one million .ke domains. Kenya’s digital economy must help close the gap
Kenya’s ambition to register one million .ke domains faces a steep climb, even as the local market records growth above…
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Nigeria links cloud governance with digital infrastructure investment
Nigeria is moving to accelerate cloud adoption and investment in digital infrastructure through a new policy package introduced by the…
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How Equity’s SME Health Cover addresses a financial risk facing small businesses
By 7am, the hardware stores along Gikomba Road are already alive. One customer wants iron sheets delivered to a site in Kitengela. Another…
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PAPSS expands across Africa as transaction growth raises the stakes for wider adoption
The Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) is stepping up efforts to drive wider adoption of its cross-border payment infrastructure…
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Equity Bank ranked East and Central Africa’s top lender in new Forbes index
Equity Group Holdings has been ranked the highest-performing bank in East and Central Africa in the inaugural Forbes World’s Top…
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Meta and This Is Digital launch AI Academy Kenya with startup pitchathon and practical training
Meta in partnership with African AI accelerator This Is Digital have launched the AI Academy Kenya, a new programme aimed…
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Technopolis Development Authority Board fully constituted under new Act
The Technopolis Development Authority Board has been fully constituted, with the appointment of three new members completing its composition under…
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Sidian Bank’s John Okulo urges capital markets to help close the MSME funding gap
Sidian Bank CEO John Okulo has pointed to Kenya’s capital markets as a potential route to expanding MSME financing in…
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Kenya’s REIT market has evolved since 2015, but its regulatory framework may need to catch up
Kenya’s Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) market is facing calls for regulatory reform as industry participants argue that the framework…
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CBK proposes new safeguards for Kenya’s most important banks as capital rules tighten
CBK’s proposed framework would subject designated banks to additional capital requirements, closer supervision and formal recovery and resolution planning. The…
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NSE explores secondary vehicle to address Kenya’s long-standing investor exit challenge
The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) is exploring a secondary vehicle that could help private equity and development finance investors exit…
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One eSIM., 200+ destinations, stay connected wherever you go
Travel is no longer about staying in one place. From weekend getaways across Europe to business trips through Asia and…
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Samsung Galaxy S26 FE brings Galaxy AI, long-term support and Care+ to Kenya for Ksh 103,000
Samsung has officially launched the Galaxy S26 FE in Kenya, with the latest Fan Edition smartphone starting at KSh103,000. The…
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ODIGO CMS targets African businesses with distributed field teams
ASK Tech Ventures has launched ODIGO CMS in Africa, a digital platform designed to help businesses manage, monitor and measure…
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Siemens expands industrial software access across six African markets
Siemens Digital Industries Software has partnered with technology distributor Redington to expand access to its Siemens Xcelerator industrial software portfolio…
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Digital Parks Africa plans carrier-neutral Lagos data centre as demand for digital infrastructure grows
Digital Parks Africa (DPA) is expanding into West Africa with the development of NDC1, a new carrier-neutral data centre in…
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More than 700 Garissa youth enrol in digital skills programme targeting jobs and entrepreneurship
More than 700 young people in Garissa’s refugee-hosting communities have enrolled in a digital skills programme aimed at unlocking employment…
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Kenya’s trust law creates a formal ownership trail for assets held through trusts
Kenya has brought trusts into a formal beneficial ownership regime, requiring information on the people who ultimately control or benefit…
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James Mworia’s plan to use Kenya’s pension savings to finance the country’s infrastructure needs
James Mworia has taken charge of Kenya’s new National Infrastructure Fund with an ambitious proposition: commercially viable infrastructure could eventually…
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The companies driving Kenya’s dividend revival are also reshaping the NSE
Kenya’s listed companies are returning more cash to shareholders, but the latest dividend decisions reveal very different calculations behind the…
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Anthropic flags Kenya in global AI misuse report ahead of 2027 vote
Kenya has been named in a new global threat intelligence report by AI company Anthropic, which says a pro-government operator…
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Absa Bank Kenya names Yusuf Omari as CEO
Absa Bank Kenya has appointed Yusuf Omari as its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect, confirming him…
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Vodacom, Fast Fibre push for wider East Africa digital reach
Vodacom Tanzania and Fast Fibre executives have called for closer regional coordination on regulation, tax and infrastructure investment to accelerate…
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Kenyans among world’s heaviest AI users, survey shows
Kenya has emerged as one of the world’s most active adopters of artificial intelligence, with 87% of citizens surveyed using…
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AMACO’s Mombasa AI data centre takes shape around dedicated LNG power and GE Vernova turbines
Greek energy company AMACO Energy Group has brought GE Vernova into its proposed $1.5 billion artificial intelligence data centre in…
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Interview: Liquid bets on AI as next growth frontier for Africa’s fibre network
Liquid Intelligent Technologies Kenya is repositioning itself beyond its legacy as a connectivity provider, pushing to layer AI, cloud and…
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NEC Africa appoints Phillip Nganga as new East Africa Regional Manager
NEC Africa has appointed Phillip Nganga as Regional Manager for East Africa, giving him overall responsibility for the performance and…
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Ghana tightens 5G rollout rules as coverage target and network resilience take centre stage
Ericsson and Ghana’s National Communications Authority (NCA) have held discussions on the country’s 5G rollout, network resilience, cybersecurity and quality…
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Wall Street Africa’s banking ETF advances towards a planned NSE listing
Kenya is getting closer to having its own exchange-traded fund, with Wall Street Africa’s banking-focused product now cleared by the…
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MTN Nigeria reaches 100 million subscribers, creating a huge base for data and financial services
MTN Nigeria has crossed 100 million subscribers, becoming the first Nigerian telecom operator to reach the milestone. The company ended…
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Uber keeps Kenya in focus as exits reshape its African strategy
Uber is becoming more selective about where it operates in Africa, but Kenya remains firmly inside its plans for the…
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Kenya’s investment market nears KSh1 trillion as investors look beyond MMFs
Kenya’s collective investment industry is approaching the KSh1 trillion mark as more investors put money into regulated funds, while the…
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MTN takes digital skills to Rumbek with new ICT hub
MTN South Sudan has launched an ICT hub in Rumbek, Lakes State, aimed at giving young people access to digital…
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Saviynt names Kamel Heus regional sales VP for Middle East, Africa
Saviynt, a provider of identity security solutions, has appointed Kamel Heus as Vice President of Sales for the Middle East…
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iPhone 18 Pro overview: Apple refines the iPhone while Duo changes what comes next
Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro arrives with a familiar shape, but the September 9 launch makes it clear that Apple is…
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iPhone 18 Pro preview: The iPhones that changed Apple’s formula and what comes next
Apple will unveil the iPhone 18 Pro later today, alongside its first foldable iPhone, according to the company’s announced launch…
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Samsung Galaxy S26 FE and the long evolution of Samsung’s Fan Edition strategy
Samsung’s Galaxy S26 FE arrives at a point where the Fan Edition formula has become very different from what Samsung…
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DStv is reshaping its packages in South Africa. What does it mean for Kenya?
DStv is about to make one of its biggest changes to its South African package structure in years, separating sports…
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Why AI agents need an identity of their own as enterprises give them real access
AI agents become considerably more complicated once they are allowed to do more than answer questions. An agent that can…
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Stablecoins are getting a direct route into Africa’s local payment rails through DCSPay and Kotani Pay
DCSPay, the stablecoin payments platform run by DCS Group, has collaborated with African payment infrastructure provider Kotani Pay to expand…
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Visa puts Featurespace technology to work in upgraded A2A fraud protection
Visa has upgraded its A2A Protect fraud prevention solution with a unified fraud score that uses Featurespace technology to help…
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Former JSE CEO Leila Fourie joins Vodacom board ahead of chairman’s retirement
Vodacom Group has appointed former Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) Chief Executive Officer Leila Fourie as an alternate director to board…
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Meta Muse brings agentic AI to everyday tasks, from booking travel to sending emails and shopping online
Meta has launched Muse, an artificial intelligence agent designed to perform tasks on behalf of users, manage longer-term projects and…
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ARC Ride raises $33.3M as battery swapping becomes central to its African electric mobility expansion
ARC Ride has raised $33.3 million in a new financing round as the African electric mobility company moves to scale…
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Kenya reaffirms digital investment push at ITW Africa
Kenya has reaffirmed its commitment to accelerating digital transformation through stronger public-private partnerships, infrastructure investment and supportive policy frameworks. The…
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